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PowerColor Bravo X700 Graphics Card Review: High-End Features at Affordable Price? (page 10)

Category: Video

by Alexey Stepin

[ 09/14/2005 | 01:58 PM ]

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The PowerColor is almost as fast as the GeForce 6600 in the “pure speed” mode, the difference between them no bigger than 3fps. However, when full-screen antialiasing and anisotropic filtering are enabled, the Bravo X700 uses its efficient memory controller to gain an advantage of up to 20% in 1600x1200 over its opponent. Meanwhile, the RADEON X700 is even faster than that, so the Bravo is still a loser.

Unlike on the Pier map, the PowerColor Bravo X700 can’t beat the GeForce 6600 at the “eye candy” settings – the memory subsystem speed doesn’t have a big effect on the card’s performance in scenes with closed environments. Of course, the RADEON X700 is still on top, about 20% ahead of the PowerColor.